There’s a lot going on over the Bank Holiday weekend and the weather is looking good. Here’s a few things you might like to try… ANTIQUES, COLLECTABLES & VINTAGE FAIR An indoor fair with up to 175 stalls held at … Continue reading BRIGHTON BUZZ: antiques, food, opera, jazz and swimming…
I wanted to write about ROSIE & DOLLY in Hove, East Sussex because of the quality and sheer fun of the things they sell. Their fifties-style retro and swing dresses bring a pop of colour to a dance floor and … Continue reading Thank You, Rosie & Dolly of Hove
Once a year Brighton erupts in an extravanance of colour and glorious good feeling. Pride is vibrant and noisy and over the top in the best possible way. Shops compete with one another in their displays – the Co-Op funeral parlour always puts on a good show – and this year Brighton & Hove buses are celebrating Pride in an original way. They have commissioned artists Art+Believe – famous for bringing to life communal spaces – to work their magic on the Old Steine bus shelter directly in front of Brighton’s inconic Pavilion. Graphic artist Daniel Doherty of Art+Believe said: … Continue reading Brighton Buzzes this weekend with Pride
When I posted information about a nationwide scheme to collect unwanted paint and give it away free, there was some raised eyebrows from Brighton readers when they discovered the city wasn’t on the list of 75 projects. Why … Continue reading BRIGHTON free paint
The fifth annual March of the Mermaids takes place today Saturday 15 July 2017. It’s a parade along Brighton seafront to celebrate our seas, sea life and to raise awareness of marine conservation, as well as support related campaigns, charities … Continue reading BRIGHTON BUZZ March of the Mermaids
It’s taken seven years, three million pounds and an awful lot of hard work from local volunteers but the spectacular 1930s open-air swimming pool is back in business. The opening weekend (June 17/18 2017 ) was sold out but there’s … Continue reading BRIGHTON BUZZ The Saltdean Lido is now open
Brighton Museum is celebrating Sussex Day next Saturday June 17 with a range of drop-in activities storytelling, poetry readings, folk singers, and an introduction to Sussex dialect and folklore. Members of the RSPB will invite visitors to discover the wildlife of Sussex. It’s all part of the Museum Free Day that it holds once a month. Sussex Day is actually the day before, June 16, the feast day of Saint Richard of Chichester, a 13th century bishop who is the county’s patron saint. This year is the tenth anniversary of the first Sussex Day which was established to raise awareness … Continue reading BRIGHTON BUZZ Museum Free Days
What to do in a city that is home to the third largest Art Festival in the world? In May there is music, drama, comedy, literature and art in almost every street and down almost every twitten in Brighton. It … Continue reading BRIGHTON BUZZ For the Birds
So much is going on in Brighton right now, as the festival is in full swing and there are a record 1000 events scheduled over the four weeks, it is often hard to decide what to do, but I can … Continue reading BRIGHTON BUZZ Bach on the Beach
SICK! Festival describes itself as the antidote to the physical, mental and social challenges of life. It is a two week event: week one taking place in Manchester and Week two in Brighton. It covers difficult subjects such as race, … Continue reading BRIGHTON: men wanted for the SICK! Festival
